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Memories from Western Airtemple	By : DarthAnimus Category: Avatar - The Last Airbender > AU/AR - Alternate Universe/Alternate Reality > Slash - Male/Male Views: 16187 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Memories from Western Air Temple
Chapter 17
What He Needs to Hear

“If you need to talk to someone about it, you know you can, uh…” Sokka had uttered awkwardly, scratched the back of his head nervously and then finished in an apologising tone: “It was sort of my fault, after all. For, you know, telling you in the first place.”

Zuko had managed to face Sokka with a calm expression, smiling thinly at the other’s effort, and had then spoken: “It’s alright Sokka. I understand what you’re trying to say.” Those words had put the younger teen at ease and the tan boy had grinned widely.

Sokka had tried to comfort Zuko but in the end Zuko had ended up giving reassurance to the other.

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“Nice little play you have going on”, Katara had snarled darkly when the two had been alone before dinner, setting places for everyone. “I take it you planned it carefully and looks like your efforts paid off; everyone bought your sob story.” The girl’s normally bright blue eyes had darkened with distrust and hatred. “I knew something was up when you were so interested to discuss with The Duke. It makes me wonder if you really have ever met Jet. I doubt it.”

Having never been good at masking things, Zuko knew he had showed his hopelessness on his face when he had queried: “Why are you assaulting me like this?” His hands had been squeezed into tight fists. “What did I do wrong this time?”

“I knew you faked it all!” Katara had snapped, setting her pot down with a loud clang. “There’s no way you could be affected like that, especially by a feeling like remorse. I doubt you have any idea what regret feels like.”

“You know nothing about me”, Zuko had hissed then, his golden eyes burning as he glared at the waterbender. “I don’t expect you to understand, a perfect person who has never done anything wrong, but guilt is a powerful emotion and you know nothing of its effects.” And with that Zuko had stood up and marched off, not caring that Katara would use this to her advantage to start an argument about how Zuko had ‘abandoned his duties to the team’.

Oh, how Zuko had felt hated as he marched off to brood in the woods. A part of him had felt he deserved it, the part that caused all of his dreams about blaming eyes and cold corpses, but another part was growing in Zuko and this new part had been screaming about how uncalled for Katara’s behaviour was.

Katara had attempted to reveal a lie and hurt Zuko but had ended up empty-handed. The girl’s actions had only made Zuko angry, angry enough to think that Katara’s ruthless side reminded the teen of Azula. And that was the greatest insult Zuko knew.

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The Duke had walked up to Zuko, unknowing of recent events, and had spoken out suddenly: “I’m worried.”

“I’m sure Aang will be able to beat the Fire Lord”, Zuko had immediately told the boy in a sincere effort to lighten the other’s mood. “We will win this war.”

In response The Duke had shaken his head from side to side shortly and then said: “I worry about you, Zuko. You remind me of Jet.”

“Huh?” the prince had uttered in surprise and The Duke had explained: “Jet couldn’t let things go. If I had to say one bad feature about him, then that would be it.” The little boy patted Zuko’s arm as well as he could from so much lower than the firebender. “You need to learn to let things go, Zuko.”

“Right…” Zuko had whispered quietly, with a nod to both himself and the boy talking to him. The Duke had then smiled and walked off to look for the rest of his friends.

It was sort of surprising how the best words of comfort came from the one person who had no idea what was going on.

To be continued...
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